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After the competent but uninspiring performance of AMD's Ryzen 9000 processors, the PC enthusiast space is looking for some real excitement to drag it out of the doldrums. Some folks are so weary of the same old stuff that they're actually excited about the PS5 Pro launch, despite it's lofty price tag. Don't fret...
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We already know that Intel is absolutely looking to launch its Arrow Lake desktop processors, branded as the Core Ultra 200 series, later this year. But when, exactly? According to a social media post from HKEPC, the launch will occur on October 24th. HKEPC is a Hong Kong-based tech blog with a long history of...
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As if mini PCs with desktop processors and built-in touch screens weren't crazy enough, here comes FEVM with a mini PC that could feature a GeForce RTX 4090M GPU. That’s right, while it’s not official yet, Redditor “mentalsojin2” has done some digging and was handed some critical info.
We are still waiting on the...
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Google is getting serious about deleting Gmail accounts that have been left inactive by users, as it works to improve the Gmail experience. Initially, the company made the announcement last year about the change to its inactive account policy, and it seems as if it is finally rolling out to accounts that meet the...
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The FBI has published its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for 2023, and the losses continue to mount, reaching 5.6 billion dollars, which is a 45% increase in comparison to 2022. Even though fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes only account for 10% of the complaints the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) receives, the...
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Sony has announced its highly anticipated PlayStation 5 Pro console after months of leaks and rumors. The next gen console will feature an upgraded GPU, with enhanced Ray Tracing, and AI-driven upscaling.
The announcement of the PS5 Pro comes on the heels of Sony facing a bit of embarrassment surrounding its failed...
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A dramatic new video shows how Earth’s surface has changed over the last 1.8 billion years. The video reconstructs Earth’s surface evolution, and is presented as a relative plate motion model in a paleomagnetic reference frame.
The video, based on the work of Xianzhi Cao from the Ocean University in China and...
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Android users are reporting a new Search widget popping up on in the latest beta version of the Google app, which adds a customizable shortcut (on top of the Lens and Speak Now shortcuts). We haven't seen any official confirmation from Google on this feature just yet, so please treat this bit of news with a pinch of...
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When we first played the early Astro's Playroom on the Sony PlayStation 5, we knew Sony had a winner on its hands. Fast forward a few years, and the just recently released Astro Bot is a fantastic gaming experience that needs to be enjoyed.
While Sony does not have the heavyweights to match the Mario franchise...
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Europe’s top court handed both Google and Apple multi-billion dollar penalties in a single day. The decision brought an end the crackdown EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, whose term ends in November, brought against the two tech giants nearly a decade ago.
Apple’s celebration of its Glowtime event yesterday...
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In case you've been hiding under a rock, Apple's Glowtime event happened today, and some of the early parts of that slickly-produced video presentation (who else misses live demos? Just me?) were dedicated to the newly released Apple Watch Series 10. The hardware itself may not be very exciting, but some of the...
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Apple had its yearly event today, with the iPhone 16 announcement coming as expected. We also got an earful of new AirPods, starting with the AirPods 4 at $129 with a USB-C charging case. This new iteration of the AirPods has spatialized audio with head tracking, and it adds another trick up its sleeve with the $179...
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Apple’s Glowtime event introduced a new generation of iPhones packed with AI horsepower, aka Apple Intelligence, new camera button features, and more.
In terms of processing power, Apple jumped from the A16 Bionic chip in the iPhone 15 to the new A18 chip in the iPhone 16. The company remarked the new chip was up...
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Minisforum is back with yet another mini PC that boasts enough horsepower for multi-monitor configurations and PC gaming. The UM760 Slim is packing an AMD APU with 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture with integrated Radeon (RDNA 3) graphics. A few months ago, Minisforum launched its MS-A1 which the...
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Whatever it ends up being called in actuality, the "Switch 2" is definitely real and definitely on the way. We know that because Nintendo itself has tacitly confirmed that it is working on such a thing by saying that it won't be releasing this fiscal year, which ends in March 2025 for Nintendo. We might hear something...
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Foldable phones have been available for a few years now, and despite various takes on the form factor, they all have one thing in common: folding in half. Huawei's new foldable changes the game, however, with an innovative trifold design. Buyers in China are apparently excited by the prospect. Pre-orders just opened...
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While we await the next powerhouse GPUs from NVIDIA, we have some interesting news from the AMD side. For RDNA 3, AMD put up a valiant effort at the upper echelons with GPUs such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX. While it did not best the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, it certainly put up a good fight with the GeForce RTX 4080 in...
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Apple is set to reveal its new iPhone 16 family of smartphones, along with an array of other devices, at its Glowtime event later today. The Cupertino-based company is also expected to show off its new Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, and possibly new AirPods Max headphones.
The event itself will include a keynote...
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With Apple’s Glowtime event happening tomorrow, there are deals aplenty on its current-gen iPads, including the iPad Pro, iPad minis, and more.
Apple iPad (10th Generation)
The Apple iPad (10th Generation) with an A14 Bionic chip, is a fast and powerful tablet for anyone immersed in the Apple ecosystem that woudl...
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Despite flying a bit under the radar, one of the bigger announcements at IFA was that of the AMD Z2 Extreme processor. The Z2 Extreme is the successor to the current Z1 Extreme, which powers some of the current flagship gaming handheld devices, such as the Lenovo Legion GO and the ROG Ally X.
Few details are...
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After the somewhat-underwhelming launch of AMD's Ryzen 9000 processors, some enthusiasts are looking to Intel to drag us out of the hardware enthusiast doldrums. The company's upcoming Arrow Lake processors are a departure from standard practice in a number of ways, including the use of all-new CPU cores as well as...
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If the news out of WWDC detailing all of the things on tap for iOS 18 wasn't clear enough, Apple has gone all-in on artificial intelligence. Its rebranded Apple Intelligence has gone native, with last year's iPhone 15 Pro range and presumably the whole iPhone 16 lineup sporting on-device machine learning features. And...
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